Gasper Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,911 people in the township.

Geography Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships: Washington Township - north Lanier Township - east Gratis Township - southeast corner Somers Township - south Israel Township - southwest corner Dixon Township - west

No municipalities are located in Gasper Township, although the census-designated place of Lake Lakengren lies within the township.

Name and history It is the only Gasper Township statewide. It was named after John Gasper Potterf (or Batdorf) (1758-1836),Service Record, Department of the Interior, June 1, 1905. Verified by National No. 260348 Vol---P---3--525; Vol---P---O.W. & N. Division J.R.W.---17024--in Rev. War Dept. of Interior Bureau of Pensions Verified by Nat. No. 93767 Verified by Nat. No. 242248 Eaton, O. (Preble Co.) Probate Court records of Gasper Potterf (copied.) Family & National No. 242248 Cited from the history of Preble Co. page 280 by R.H. Schlumbohm A Pennsylvanian of German descent who became an early and wealthy settler of Preble County. Gasper Township was originally part of Washington Township until Potterf convinced the Board of Commissioners to dissever the twenty-four sections of the southern part of Washington Township.

Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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External links County website